About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

2 Samuel 17:1-29 Hushi’s Advice to Undermine Absalom

 

Hushi’s Advice to Undermine Absalom

2 Samuel 17:1-29       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[Also,] Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose 12,000 men & I will [get up] & pursue after David this night. And I will come upon him while he is [tired] & weak & will make him afraid & all the people with him shall flee. 

I will [kill] only the king & bring back all the people to you. The man you seek, [king David, is all but] returned [to you,] so all the people shall be [at] peace. This pleased Absalom & all the elders of Israel. 

Then, Absalom said, Call Hushai, the Archite, now & let us [also] hear what he says. When Hushai [came] to Absalom, Absalom [said,] Ahithophel has [said this.] Shall we do [what he said?] If not, [tell me.] 

Hushai said to Absalom, The [advice] Ahithophel has given isn’t good at this time. Hushai said, You know your father & his men [are] mighty men & [are enraged like] a bear robbed of her [cubs] in the field. 

Your father is a man of war & won’t [camp] with the people. He is now [hidden] in some pit or other place. It will [happen,] when some of [your men are] overthrown, at [the beginning,] that [whoever] hears it will say, There is a slaughter [of] the people [who] follow Absalom.

The hearts of [those who] are valiant, whose heart is [like] the heart of a lion, shall [totally] melt. For all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man & [those] with him are valiant men.

Therefore, I [suggest] that all Israel from Dan to BeerSheba [is] gathered to you, [like] the sand of [seashore in number, so] you go to battle [in] person.

So, we can come upon him [where he is hidden] & we will [fall] upon him [like] the dew falls to the ground & there shall not be left, so much as 1 of him & all his men with him there.

[Additionally,] if he has [gone] into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city & we [drag] it to the river, until not 1 small stone [is left unturned,] [until we find David.]

Absalom & all the men of Israel said, The [advice] of Hushai, the Archite, is better than [Ahithophel’s.] For the Lord [God] had [planned] to defeat [Ahithophel’s advice, in order] that the Lord might bring [harm] upon Absalom. 

Then, Hushai said to Zadok & to Abiathar, the priests, [This is Ahithophel’s advice to] Absalom & the elders of Israel & [this is my advice.] Therefore, now quickly send & tell David, saying, [Don’t camp & spend]this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily [cross] over; lest the king & all the people with him [are overpowered.]

Now, Jonathan & Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they [dared] not be seen [coming] into the city & a [woman] went & told them & they went & told king David.

[Still,] a lad saw them & told Absalom, but they both [got] away quickly & came to a man’s house in Bahurim, [that] had a well in his court [yard, where] they went down [into it.] 

The woman took & spread a covering over the well’s mouth & spread ground corn [on it,] so [that it] wasn’t known. When Absalom’s servants came to the woman [at] the house & they said, Where [are] Ahimaaz & Jonathan? 

The woman said to them, They [have] gone over the brook of water. And when they [looked] & couldn’t find them, they returned to Jerusalem. It [happened,] that after they departed, they came up out of the well.

[They] went & told king David & said, Arise & [cross] quickly over the water, [since] Ahithophel has [given advice] against you. David & all the people with him arose & [crossed] over [the] Jordan. By [dawn,] there [wasn’t] 1 of them [who hadn’t] gone over [the] Jordan [River.]

And when Ahithophel saw his [advice] wasn’t followed, he saddled his [mule] & arose & [went] home to his house [in] his city & put his household in order & [hung] himself. [He] died & was buried in the [tomb] of his father. 

Then, David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom with all [his] men of Israel [crossed] over Jordan. And Absalom made Amasa [the] captain of the [army] instead of Joab. Amasa was [Ithra’s] son, an Israelite [who was intimate with] Abigail, the daughter of Nahash & [was the] sister [of] Zeruiah, [who was] Joab’s mother.

So, Absalom & Israel pched [tents] in the land of Gilead. It [happened,] when David [came] to Mahanaim, that Shobi, the son of Nahash [from] Rabbah, of the children [people] of Ammon; Machir, [Ammiel’s] son, [from] Lodebar & Barzillai, the Gileadite, [from] Rogelim,

Brought beds, [basins & clay containers] & wheat, barley, flour, [dried corn,] beans, lentils & [dried grain,] honey, butter, sheep & cheese [from cow’s milk,] for David & the people [who] were with him, to eat. For they said, The people [are] hungry, [tired] & thirsty in the wilderness.